And possibly eliminate sales tax because it's downloaded software. And opt for the monthly subscription if desired.
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Imagine adding to it the emotional traumaof rear drive unit failure and having to be towed after driving the cars for forty miles then leaving on vacation for a week can’t wait to return then getting COVID then getting that assisted steering software glitch then worrying about not blowing the summer tires till AS arrive. I am seriously loosing my mind and not sure if it is fun or enjoyable anymore
Agreed. This is what I'd do to save on taxes and indeed make FSD cheaper when using a rewards card. The only caveat is leasing where it is cheaper to configure FSD with the car purchase as indeed you end up paying for only the partial use of car and FSD with residual remaining with the car. Adding FSD to a leased car after delivery even as a subscription is more expensive.
jebinc
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Yes, and the sales tax will be based on your home address, instead of the SC address. In my case, that's big dollars. SC 10.2% vs. my address at 8.6%.
jebinc
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Hear, hear!Imagine adding to it the emotional traumaof rear drive unit failure and having to be towed after driving the cars for forty miles then leaving on vacation for a week can’t wait to return then getting COVID then getting that assisted steering software glitch then worrying about not blowing the summer tires till AS arrive. I am seriously loosing my mind and not sure if it is fun or enjoyable anymore
@WilliamG
Unless something has changed since 2018 when I added FSD post delivery, they do not charge tax
jebinc
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For me, here in WA, I was always charged sales tax for the addition of FSD, or Acceleration Boost (my prior 3)....
Interesting and helpful. I think this is indeed state specific. MD does something different I suspect. Like collecting all taxes on a car when it is sold or leased. I was pleasantly surprised when I bought out my lease for my last S that the state did not charge me tax on the purchase price at all. That was the car I had previously added FSD to without paying tax. So for MD residents at least cheaper to add software after.
I've raised this point quite a few times and have since found out it's a states issue. Some charge sales tax on downloaded software, some do not. It looks like NY, where the original question poster is from, charges tax on canned software downloads but not custom.
I think a good argument could be made that FSD is definitely NOT canned software! But I'm pretty sure NY would view that differently.
Wish I had looked into that piece. I didn't consider the fact that you may avoid paying taxes on FSD after delivery. I decided to just finance it all at 1.24% - such cheap money, but the tax savings would've been nice in addition to points from CC.
EndlessPlaid
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Well guys you all are waiting for a new flyover, here ya go!!!
guys already 300+ on my new MSLR. today while driving I was talking to a friend of mine one blue tooth and he commented that the call quality was horrible compared to when I was in my BMW yesterday. Has anyone heard of issue with blue tooth call quality??
seems like a lot of the same cars, lots of Model X around the track and S in the bastard lot, but not a lot anywhere else.
Hayseed_MS
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In the long run, those would be less costly and be less hard on those around you than buying a Tesla.
That's disappointing to hear. My call quality on my 3 sucks, but mainly because of the high road noise.
I haven't had anyone comment on call quality in the S, haven't taken many calls in the S yet. While in my 3, I would constantly get comments about poor quality from my end. Hoping this isn't going to be the case with the MS.
People always commented on calls from my submarine….
I feel empathy for your wife dealing with your OCD
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